2018 – Today

Livanova Deutschland GmbH

Principal Hardware Engineer – Munich, Germany

LivaNova is a global medical technology company focused on transforming lives with products and therapies for the head and heart. The Munich site specializes in cardiopulmonary and heart surgery solutions.

At LivaNova, I am responsible for the electrical hardware design and development of medical products within the Cardiac Surgery Business Unit, covering the full lifecycle from concept to serial production:

  • Development following the V-Model, including requirements engineering using Polarion
  • Hardware architecture and detailed design documentation
  • Circuit, PCB, and cable design using Altium Designer
    • Led the migration to Altium Designer, including library migration, guidelines setup, and workflow definition
    • Developed a system for cable drawings within Altium
  • PCB design according to DFM and DFT for flying probe testing
  • PCB bring-up, testing, and validation
  • IPC Certified Interconnect Designer (CID)
  • Technical lead coordinating cross-functional integration (hardware, software, mechanical)
  • Main contact for electrical and functional safety certifications
  • Automation of repetitive engineering tasks using Python

2013 – 2018

Hepa Wash GmbH (Now Advitos GmbH)

R&D Engineer – Software and Electronics

Hepa Wash developed extracorporeal therapy systems for patients with life-threatening liver and kidney failure. My work in the R&D department spanned electronics and embedded software development:

  • Designed and implemented electronic subsystems to enhance dialysis device functionality
  • Supported software development for embedded control
  • Conducted testing and design under IEC 60601-1 standards
  • Mentored bachelor’s and master’s students during internships and thesis projects

I also contributed to other areas such as technical field service, logistics, and production.

Key achievements:

  • Improved internal Product Development Processes
  • Developed a standardized process for cable design in Altium Designer
  • Supported migration from Eagle to Altium
  • Defined documentation flows (BOMs, output files) to enable external PCB manufacturing
  • Contributed to 3rd edition IEC 60601-1 certification
  • Built a Python-based system for field data analysis

Master’s Thesis – Hepa Wash GmbH

Project: Development of an automated PCB test platform for the liver dialysis machine.

  • Objective: Improve product quality and reduce production time by detecting hardware issues prior to assembly
  • Outcome: Delivered a functional prototype ready for integration into production
  • Gained hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and documenting hardware/software for medical devices

2011 – 2013

Technische Universität München (TUM)

M.Sc. Maschinenwesen – Electronics, Informatics, and Control Engineering

As part of a double degree program, I expanded my academic foundation by exploring diverse subjects including:

  • Aerodynamics
  • Control Theory
  • Computational Intelligence (a favorite)
  • Image Recognition workshops

My academic journey into medtech began with a semester project in the Medical Engineering department, where I developed a web application to analyze and quantify biological images. While fascinating, my passion remained in electronics, which I pursued through my thesis at Hepa Wash.

HiWi Student Research Assistant – TUM

Project: Evaluation of DC and brushless motors for mini quadcopters

  • Built a Matlab interface for DAQ-based measurement of motor power and thrust
  • Designed custom PCBs to interface motors with the DAQ
  • Conducted performance tests across different motors and propellers

2007 – 2011

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

B.Sc. + M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering – Automation and Electronics

Here I built my foundation in core engineering subjects (math, physics, etc.). In my later years, I discovered a passion for electronics — especially digital electronics.

This was during the rise of Arduino, and I was immediately captivated by the DIY potential of embedded systems.

Induforum 2011 – UPM

Role: IT Team Member, Student-Organized Job Fair

  • Maintained and developed the event website
  • Migrated from a static HTML page to a dynamic WordPress site for better usability
  • Provided backend support for sponsors and internal teams (webmail, logistics, etc.)